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The new Samsung phone folds in half, again. We’ve been here before. I am spoiled as I have access to a lot of new phones, but the Z Fold5 is the fifth book-style folding phone from Samsung since 2019 – and things are feeling rather familiar.
This is a device that looks and feels like the Z Fold4 and even the Z Fold3, but it remains the best book-style folding phone you can get despite the increased competition from the likes of the Google Pixel Fold, Huawei Mate X3 and Vivo X Fold2.
Samsung’s software is the key. It’s the best on the market thanks to app formatting, useful flexibility and S Pen input compatibility. You should still ask yourself if you really need a foldable like this though, as the Z Fold5 remains incredibly expensive. But if you want to be on the cutting edge of mobile tech and also want a genuinely excellent phone, this is the one to buy.
DESIGN
The Z Fold5 is a refined take on the Z Fold3 from 2021, as 2022’s Z Fold4 barely changed anything. The newest design changes here are the fact the Z Fold5 shuts completely flat, a feat achieved by Samsung’s rivals recently and so one it had to match. It meant that less dust collected in the crease when it was in my pocket.
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